Dauber and closure assembly



Feb. 27, 1968 G. SCHWARTZMAN 3,370,909

DAUBER AND CLOSURE ASSEMBLY Filed Nov. 29, 1966 United States PatentOlifice 3,370,909 Patented Feb. 27, 1968 3,370,909 DAUBER AND CLOSUREASSEMBLY Gilbert Schwartzman, 20 Wilmot Circle, Scarsdale, N.Y. 10583Nov. 29, 1966, Ser. No. 597,613 8 Claims. (Cl. 401-206) This inventionrelates to a dauber assembly especially adapted for applying shoe polishor like materials or for applying cosmetics, medications and other fluidmaterial on the shoes, clothing or on the person of the user.

The primary object of the present invention resides in the provision ofmeans for facilitating the application of shoe polish, cleaning fluids,medications, cosmetics or the like with the fluid to be applied beingautomatically delivered upon forced engagement of the dauber head withthe surface on which the substance is to be applied.

In the past various types of daubers and applicators have been developedwhich serve to actuate relatively complicated mechanical valves. Theconcept of the present invention employs the use of a resilientstretchable body which is inserted in a bottle or other container and soarranged that in its normal position no fluid may pass through the bodywhich serves as a stopper. However, when the dauber head is engaged withthe surface on which fluid is to be applied, pressure on the dauber headwill cause the stem to stretch the body to an extent whereby a fluidpassage is formed from the interior of the container outwardly todeliver fluid conveniently to the lower portion of a dauber head. Thedauber head is formed of a fluid absorbent material and is used to coatthe shoe polish or other material on the shoes or other surface. One ofthe forms of the invention employs parallel annularly spaced boresopening into the side wall of the resilient stretchableV body whileanother form of the invention employs annularly spaced angularlydivergent bores.

Still further objects and features of this invention reside in theprovision of a dauber which is especially inexpensive to manufacture,simple to use, which provides for a good seal and stopping of a fluidcontainer, yet which is capable of automatically metering fluidproportional to the manner and vigor of use of the dauber so that shoepolish, cleaning fluids, medications, oils, cosmetics, polishes and thelike can be conveniently applied utilizing the invention.

These, together with the various ancillary objects and features of theinvention which will become apparent as the following descriptionproceeds, are attained by this dauber assembly, preferred embodiments ofwhich have been illustrated in the accompanying drawing, by way ofexample only, wherein:

FIG. 1 is an exploded detail view illustrating a dauber assemblyconstructed in accordance with the concept of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional detail view of the invention in anassembled position;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the body looking in the direction of line 3-3in PIG. l;

FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 2 but showing the dauber in use;

FIG, 5 is an elevational View of a modified form of resilientstretchable body utilized in the inventori; and

FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 4 which employs the body shown in FIG.5.

With continuing reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein likereference numerals designate similar parts throughout the various views,reference numeral 10 is used to generally designate a dauber assemblyconstructed in accordance with the present invention. The dauberassembly includes three vmain parts, a container 12, a body 14, and adauber head 16.

The container 12 is preferably in the form of a bottle 13 constructed ofglass or suitable plastic material having a neck 16 provided with anopening 18 therethrough defining a lip 20. The lip has a lower edge 22as well as an upper edge 24. The container 12 is filled with anysuitable fluid material, as for example shoe polish 26.

The body 14 is formed of a suitable resilient and stretchable materialsuch as polyurethane, rubber or rubber-like materials, or any convenientsynthetic plastic material, and includes a disc 28 and a lower portion30 integral with the disc 28 and having cylindrical side walls 32, thelower portion 30 being of a lesser diameter than the disc 28. The lowerportion 30 is of a greater diameter than that of opening 18 or is ofexactly the same diameter thereof so that the lower portion 30 wheninserted in the opening 18 is force fitted therein. The dauber head hasan upper part 40 of a generally spherical shape which is formed of afluid absorbent material such as a woolly ball of natural fibers such aswool or cotton or of any suitable synthetic fabrics or synthetic plasticmaterials. The part 40 is formed on the stem 42 which is preferably of asuitable metallic material and is rigid.

The body 14 includes a cylindrical recess 34 which extends through thedisc 28 and downwardly to a portion where its bottom 36 is spaced fromthe lowermost edge of the body 14 but engages the body at the lowermostpart of the recess 34. A plurality of bores 38 are annularly spaced, ascan be seen best in FIG. 3, about the recess 34 and extend downwardlyand are angularly diverged so as to open at 39 into the side wall 32 ofthe body 14.

As can be seen in FIG. 2, when the invention is assembled, and with thebody 14 inserted through the opening 18 in the neck 16, and with thestem 42 disposed in the recess 34, the side wall 30 will bulge at 44 soas to effectively retain the body 14 in the neck 16 with the bodyserving as a stopper. In normal inactive position, the bores 38terminate at a point above the lower edge 22 of the lip 20 and no fluidmay flow past the body 14. However, in use, upon forceable pressure onthe dauber head 40 on the surface to be covered with the fluid 26, thestem will stretch the lower portion 30 of the body 14 to the extent thatthe bores 38 extend inwardly and communicate with the fluid 26 allowingfluid to be delivered in the direction of arrows A onto the dauber head40, As soon as pressure on the dauber head 40 is terminated, thestretchable material of the body 14 will return the body to the positionas shown in FIG. 2.

In FIG. 5 there is shown a modified form of body generally indicated byreference numeral 114 including a disc 128 and a lower portion 130. Acylindrical recess 136 is provided as are a plurality of annularlyspaced bores 138 which are parallel to each other and open at 139 intothe side wall of the lower portion 130. When the head 140 is forceablypressed against a surface, the body 114 will stretch communicating thebores 138 with the fluid in the container as shown in FIG. 6.

There is provided at 80 a circular rib which surrounds the bores 38 andhas a concave inner surface 82 for facilitating the direction of fluidonto the part 40 of the dauber bead 16 and preventing any leaking of thefluid other than onto the dauber head.

A circular rib is provided integral with the disc 128 which surroundsthe bores 138 to prevent leakage.

A latitude of modification, substitution and change is intended in theforegoing disclosure, and in some instances, some features of theinvention will be employed without a corresponding use of otherfeatures. Accordingly, it is appropriate that the appended claims beconstrued broadly and in a manner consistent with the spirit and scopeof the invention herein.

i n l p N 11.- A dauberassemblyin combination'withaid'com tainerprovided with a neckhaving a Opemenddened Y by a lip, said daubercornprisig a body of resilient stretchable 'inatelialhving an upper discand-a lower portion of 5 Y smaller diameter: 'than said disc andintegral therewith,

g said lowerportion being force iitted in said Yneclwith said discengaging Asaid lip, ysaid body having a central recess therein' openingat said disc and extending through said' vdisc: and terminating nearl,the end ,fof said lower portion lo remote from said disc, a pluralityofbores through said disc and opening into the side wall-of saidl lowerportion gat a location normally spaced above the lower edge of said lip,a dauber head of fluid absorbent material, a rigid said central recess.`l Y ,p v 3. A dauber .assembly accordingto claiml 1, wherein vsaiddauber` head is of a substantially sphericahshape 4; A dauber` assemblyaccording to claim 1,'wherein said bores extend parallel to said centralrecess. Y Y 25 A dauber assembly wording to claini 1, wherein". ,A

having a concave inner surface; v

said "b'rs'are disposedannlarly'abotsaid vre'css'nd 'n extenddivergently angularly downwardly'V and outwardly.v Y. 6. A dauberassembly according tQcIaiinL-LWherein: said lower portion is cylindricalin shape,v said'stenifb'ein formed of a meta1. 'c'

7; A dauber assemblyiaccording tojl'airn 1; wher said lower portion iscylindricalY iu shape, said'stern bein formed of metal, said -h'eadbeing of a sub'stantially; sphe f y cal shape, said boresbeingpar-allel'- and beingannlarl spaced about said centralrrecess.y j Yf 8. A dauber assembly according-to' claim'r7`, wherein'` saidpdisc hasintegrally formed therewitha, circular' rib, i said circularrib*surroundingsaidbores, said circular rib y References Cited UNITEDISTATES -YPATYENTS *2,755,952 '7/19'56 Ringen V s zzz'soixj 3,054,1349/1962 Meyerhfer 157566 CHARLES A. WILLMUTH, prima@ Examiner. L.ROBERTS, Assistant Examiner., l

1. A DAUBER ASSEMBLY IN COMBINATION WITH A FLUID CONTAINER PROVIDED WITHA NECK HAVING A OPEN END DEFINED BY A LIP, SAID DAUBER COMPRISING A BODYOF RESILIENT STRETCHABLE MATERIAL HAVING AN UPPER DISC AND A LOWERPORTION OF SMALLER DIAMETER THAN SAID DISC AND INTEGRAL THEREWITH, SAIDLOWER PORTION BEING FORCE FITTED IN SAID NECK WITH SAID DISC ENGAGINGSAID LIP, SAID BODY HAVING A CENTRAL RECESS THEREIN OPENING AT SAID DISCAND EXTENDING THROUGH SAID DISC AND TERMINATING NEAR THE END OF SAIDLOWER PORTION REMOTE FROM SAID DISC, A PLURALITY OF BORES THROUGH SAIDDISC AND OPENING INTO THE SIDE WALL OF SAID LOWER PORTION AT A LOCATIONNORMALLY SPACED ABOVE THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID LIP, A DAUBER HEAD OF FLUIDABSORBENT MATERIAL, A RIGID STEM ATTACHED TO SAID HEAD AND DISPOSED INSAID RECESS SO THAT UPON DEPRESSION OF SAID HEAD SAID BODY WILL BE